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As many as 34,774 ASF infected pigs were culled (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed a decision to form a national steering committee on the prevention and control of African Swine Fever (ASF), which is headed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. The committee is tasked with supporting the Government to direct and regulate the coordination among ministries, ministry-level agencies and relevant units in preventing and fighting ASF across the nation. It will help the Prime Minister to connect with ministries, Government and Party agencies, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the community to mobilise resources for the implementation of urgent plans to prevent and combat the epidemic, while supervising the realisation of the plans. Members of the committee, including representatives from various ministries, media agencies, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, and a number of organisations, will bear responsibilities … [Read more...] about National steering committee set up to combat African Swine Fever

Albert T.Lieberg, of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Vietnam. (Photo courtesy of FAO)   Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - African Swine Fever (ASF) has spread among 20 provinces and cities in Vietnam with nearly 25,000 pigs culled in an attempt to stop the disease from reaching the southern farms that produce the industry’s largest amount of pork.  Vietnam News had an interview with Dr. Albert T.Lieberg, Representative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Vietnam, on prevention and response plans. Q: What is your assessment of Vietnam’s efforts to respond to and prevent the further spread of African Swine Fever (ASF)? A: The Vietnamese Government has been preparing to combat ASF since August 2018 when the virus affected large part of China. In particular, a prevention plan was formulated in November 2018 to combat ASF including a response plan to address a possible outbreak within the country. The Government has … [Read more...] about FAO: Vietnam should raise high alert on African Swine Fever

A baby with cleft palates receives examination (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Surgeons from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy provided free surgery for 30 children with cleft palates in the central and Central Highlands regions from March 17-21. Those children receiving operations were provided with 300 USD for surgery and hospitalisation costs. On the occasion, doctors also offered medical check-ups for children who had been operated on in previous courses. Deputy head of the Odonto-Stomatology Ward under the hospital of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tran Tan Tai stated that this is the fifth time the RoK’s non-profit organisation Global Care has coordinated with the university to organise free surgery programmes for children with cleft palate. To date, more than 100 children in the central and Central Highlands regions have benefited from the programme. This time, Global Care and the university jointly … [Read more...] about RoK doctors offer free cleft palate surgery for Vietnamese children

An overview of the congress (Source: VGP) Da Nang (VNA) – The ninth International Congress of the Asia-Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) opened in the central city of Da Nang on March 20. The three-day event, the first one held in Vietnam, attracts the participation of 1,500 delegates who are experts, doctors and researchers in infection control from 31 nations over the world. The biennial congress aims to create a forum for participants to discuss and get updates on this field. At this year’s event, delegates are expected to exchange opinions on 117 scientific reports with the focus on infection at hospitals, infectious diseases, antibiotic resistance, environmental sanitation, and infection prevention measures. Speaking at the congress, Director of the Health Ministry’s Medical Examination and Treatment Department Luong Ngoc Khue stated that safety for patients and infection control at health clinics are among top priorities of countries, including … [Read more...] about Asia-Pacific countries share infection control experience in Da Nang

The 9th International Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC) Congress was held firstly in the central City of Da Nang, the beautiful beach city of Vietnam. APSIC organized twice a year aims to create a forum where physicians and experts in the Asia and the world to share their knowledge of infection management. The event was a chance for Vietnamese doctors to get access to the information in their field as well as Vietnam can share their experience in controlling infections. Head of the Ministry of Health’s Examination and Treatment Department Professor Luong Ngoc Khue said that patients’ safety and infection controlling in medical institutions are top priority in Vietnam and in the world. Vietnamese Ministry of Health has adopted various policies and action program to enhance infection management in medical facilities for years. Thereby, APSIC 2019 was a chance where scientists, policy-makers and medical workers from associations in the Asia-Pacific region … [Read more...] about Experts share updates on prevention, control of infections